[nfbcs] leaving computer turned on

[Nancy Coffman]

One reason I tend to turn my computer off when I am not going to be using it 
for an extended period of time is that it is much more difficult to hack a 
computer that is turned off and not visible on a network.

Nancy Coffman

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From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 12:00 AM
To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] leaving computer turned on

> You are not actually avoiding boot loader problems, you are just saving 
> them
> for when you restart. If it has a problem, it isn't going to go away just
> because you do not turn it off.
>
> Having said that, I leave mine on pretty much 24/7. At night, when I am 
> not
> using it, my computer is running various maintenance tasks while I am
> asleep. Typically, I restart my computer only if it is having a problem or
> usually when an update requires a restart.
>
> Now if you are interested in being green, you should turn off at night or 
> at
> the very least, put it in sleep mode so that it is conserving less energy.
>
> Cindy
>
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>> Subject: [nfbcs] leaving computer turned on
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>>
>> Hello folks,
>>
>> To all the geeks out there who really know the ins and outs of
>> the PC, is it OK if I leave my PC turned on all day and night?
>> Will my computer suffer or wear out by leaving it on all day?
>> Will it get slow? I read on my city's networking web site that if
>> I leave my computer on all the time, I would avoid startup and
>> bootloading errors when shutting off and turning on. Is this
>> true?
>> thoughts welcome everyone.
>>
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